How to rename files to .cab?

[crimecities]

A further XP installation tip from snider (this applies only to the freeware release): "Fortunately, all the needed files are actually in the 130+ meg version you've downloaded - just rename it to the extention .cab, and extract all the files in it (with winRar or similar), to the same directory you've places the downloaded BC file (for some reason, only msi-relevant files are available in the archieve). Then, rename the BC file back to the .exe extention, set compatibility mode to Windows 95/98 for *both* the BC exe and the newly created file named 'msiexec.exe'. This file will hopefully be used to perform the install, rather than the one in your system32 dir. Then run the BC setup, and it should work." Tlhonmey notes: "If you have problems you may need to set the system path to include the directory where you put the aforementioned files. Also you will need to use an account with administrator privileges."

Sounds great, except I don't know how to change the file type (changing the name under properties doesn't work.) No, just extracting it with 7-zip doesn't give me the files I need (I get a few installers and .dll files). Any other way to do so?

I am trying to install Battlecruiser 3000 on Windows XP Professional with 432 gigabytes of free space. I also got a 2 gigabyte flash drive, if needed for some odd reason.

[Turkish]

To rename the filetype of a file under Windows you'll need to change the extention. Doing this is actually really simple, all you have to do is enter your folder options and change one setting.

First open any explorer instance, My Documents works perfectly well. With that open go to:

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Tools>Folder Options>View

From there look to the bottom for the option that reads Hide extensions for known filetypes. Uncheck this and click apply.

After you've completed that you can select the appropriate file and change its extension to .cab as needed.

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I have a fetish for all things Norse.

[Boss]

After you've completed that you can select the appropriate file and change its extension to .cab as needed.

Right click>Rename
Unhighlight, go to the end of the phrase, and replace the .zip(or whatever) to .cab

Done.

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Just go play the game and have fun dammit.

all in all the conclusion is that disco doesn't need antagonist factions, it doesn't need phantoms, it doesn't need nomads, it doesn't need coalition and it doesn't need many other things, no AIs, the game is hijacked by morons to confuse the game with their dickwaving generic competition games mixed up with troll-of-the-day.

[Turkish]

Right click>Rename
Unhighlight, go to the end of the phrase, and replace the .zip(or whatever) to .cab

Done.

Good move Boss, forgot to actually mention how <.<

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I have a fetish for all things Norse.

[crimecities]

Hah! It works now! Thanks a bundle! Now to just figure out this complex game...